I love the 24mm. I love the perspective it gives and beautiful images. The 105 is a classic. My three favorite lenses are the 24mm, 35mm and the 105mm. I love the fact that all of these lenses take 52 mm lenses. Thanks for the great video.
I started out my return to Nikon 35mm film photography a couple of months ago with the trinity of lenses that I used back in the late sixties and early seventies during my time as a college photojournalist - a 50mm f1.4 non-Ai multicoated; a 28mm f2.8 Ai; and a 135mm f2.8 non-Ai. Vintage Nikkor lenses in great shape are available for good prices now, so I've added a 24mm f2.8 non-Ai multicoated and a 100mm f2.5 non-Ai multicoated to round out the lens collection.
@@jamesmorrell2901 You have an excellent collection of lenses. They all work great even a half century later on mirrorless cameras. Thanks for watching.
When I worked for a Professional Studio, they all packed three lenses. A wide angle 28mm OR 35mm, a "Normal" lens of 50 to 55mm, and a short telephoto. Could be 100 up to 135mm. Only occasionally did we pack a 200mm or rarely a 300mm.
@@julesvuottosphotofocus4696 I love your videos, especially the Nikon ones. I disagree on two points though. First, I think the 35mm is a better normal lens, and the 2.8 is fine. Second, if you do want the 50mm-ish lens as your normal lens, I'd go with the f 1.4 for the brighter screen image. I think the IQ is indistinguishable when shot at f 2. My very favorite Nikon F series lens is the 24mm though. Andy
There are actually two versions of the original Nikkor 50mm f2, in 1959 the original standard lens was the Nikkor-S 5cm f2 which has an extra element compared to the later and more common Nikkor-H 50mm f2 which was introduced in 1964. The Nikkor-H is more sharp and contrasty, but the earlier Nikkor-S has tons of character and a great vintage rendering.
Nice work. Love the vintage glass on my dslr's. Agree on the 55mm micro - it is a superb daylight hiking/backcountry adventuring lens. All you need in a small package.
Great video Jules. I bought my first F two years ago and the seller gave me a mint 135 silver nose. Lovely lens. I have the H 50mm (scale in feet only) and the HC 28mm. 😎👍
Here are my personal favorite 3-lens 35mm manual-focus Nikon kits: 24/35/85 (f/2 or faster lenses for low-light shooting) 24/50/105 (my favorite for theatre) 24/50/135 (my favorite for vacation/travel) 28/50/135 (very popular 3-lens kit at one time) 28/55 macro/105 macro (my favorite for landscape & macro) 35/85/180 (my favorite for reportage)
A great video thank you, you have a lovely collection of lenses. I'm slowly building a collection too, most to be used but a few early ones just for the collection. Can I ask you a question please, what do you clean your lenses with, they look so crisp and shiny. Thanks, Robert.
My 3 favorite Nikon Vintage Lens are ais 50/1.8 (Cheap & good quality), ais 35/1.4 (Not cheap but suprised image) & ais 28/2.8 (Min. distortion, macro and good quality) :)
I love your 3-lens videos. Could you also give a review of Tokina, Kiron whatever AI lenses, too? And one more specialty lens the 35mm PC Nikkor. Keep up the good work.
As usual, excellent video review. These lenses can pop up for sale a lot of places. I would like your opinion of the 80-200 with the rectangle rear lens baffle. Thanks
Nice! Let them lie on their side (block them from rolling, or fix your level 😉), it is better to see the lenses shown flat. Question: what is the Nikon extension tube used to get a 1:1 image with the 55mm Micro lens?
I owned the K-version of the 28/3.5 you discussed. To be honest, I found the quality disappointing at that time (ca 1976)…. The successor was much better!
The 28 2.8 Ais is much better, but I just revisited the 28 3.5. That video will be published on 9/23/24. It worked out fine for me on my Z8. As long as you don't need to print big, I think it's a good choice for someone on a budget. Thanks for watching.
I never owned the 1.4, but I used the 2.0 for many years and always liked it. Unless you really need to shoot at 1.4, get the 2.0. you will save some money. Thanks for watching.
@@vermontmike9800 What ever works for you. Back in the day I was never a fan of a 28, but recently changed my mind. The Nikkor 105 2.5 is one of my favorite all time lenses. But I’m also becoming a fan of the 135 focal length. Maybe next year it will be the 200. You never no, my opinions change. Thanks for watching.
When you say 9 inches for that 55 2.8, you didn't count depth of field. I'm betting you could get closer and still be sharp. Your video has just cost me ~$300 for that 55 2.8. Care to share?
You could get one zoom lens covering all these focal lengths. And they're very sharp. We are in a golden age of available quality used Nikon lenses.
Zoom lenses are much better than they used to be , but many people still prefer primes. Thanks for watching.
24mm 2.8, 50mm 1.4 and 105mm f2. 5. The holy trinity imo.
I love the 24mm. I love the perspective it gives and beautiful images. The 105 is a classic. My three favorite lenses are the 24mm, 35mm and the 105mm. I love the fact that all of these lenses take 52 mm lenses. Thanks for the great video.
I started out my return to Nikon 35mm film photography a couple of months ago with the trinity of lenses that I used back in the late sixties and early seventies during my time as a college photojournalist - a 50mm f1.4 non-Ai multicoated; a 28mm f2.8 Ai; and a 135mm f2.8 non-Ai. Vintage Nikkor lenses in great shape are available for good prices now, so I've added a 24mm f2.8 non-Ai multicoated and a 100mm f2.5 non-Ai multicoated to round out the lens collection.
@@jamesmorrell2901 You have an excellent collection of lenses. They all work great even a half century later on mirrorless cameras. Thanks for watching.
When I worked for a Professional Studio, they all packed three lenses. A wide angle 28mm OR 35mm, a "Normal" lens of 50 to 55mm, and a short telephoto. Could be 100 up to 135mm.
Only occasionally did we pack a 200mm or rarely a 300mm.
When I worked for a weekly paper before I zooms it was a 24 or 35, 50 and 105. Thanks for watching.
@@julesvuottosphotofocus4696 I love your videos, especially the Nikon ones. I disagree on two points though. First, I think the 35mm is a better normal lens, and the 2.8 is fine. Second, if you do want the 50mm-ish lens as your normal lens, I'd go with the f 1.4 for the brighter screen image. I think the IQ is indistinguishable when shot at f 2. My very favorite Nikon
F series lens is the 24mm though. Andy
@@andrewhowarth4578 thanks for your comments. When I worked for a weekly newspaper the 24mm 2.8 was one of my favorites.
The 55mm is just great. Its works fine on even a modern digital camera such as the Leica SL3.
@@einarlandre5386 Yes it is. I prefer it to the 60mm 2.8 AF. Thanks for watching.
There are actually two versions of the original Nikkor 50mm f2, in 1959 the original standard lens was the Nikkor-S 5cm f2 which has an extra element compared to the later and more common Nikkor-H 50mm f2 which was introduced in 1964.
The Nikkor-H is more sharp and contrasty, but the earlier Nikkor-S has tons of character and a great vintage rendering.
@@laservampire Thank you.
My first lens for my Nikkormat FTn in the early seventies was a 28mm f3.5 HC, actually. A Nikon Montreal Rep. sold it to me.
@@filmic1 It was one of the early lenses for the Nikon F. It was in production a long time. Thanks for watching.
Nice work. Love the vintage glass on my dslr's. Agree on the 55mm micro - it is a superb daylight hiking/backcountry adventuring lens. All you need in a small package.
Great video Jules. I bought my first F two years ago and the seller gave me a mint 135 silver nose. Lovely lens. I have the H 50mm (scale in feet only) and the HC 28mm. 😎👍
Many years I used the 20/3,5 and the 80-200/4,5 with the FE2 on my journeys - light and compact.
I have the 20mm F4 and have used the 80-200 4.5. It was the best zoom lens in its day. Thanks for watching.
Here are my personal favorite 3-lens 35mm manual-focus Nikon kits:
24/35/85 (f/2 or faster lenses for low-light shooting)
24/50/105 (my favorite for theatre)
24/50/135 (my favorite for vacation/travel)
28/50/135 (very popular 3-lens kit at one time)
28/55 macro/105 macro (my favorite for landscape & macro)
35/85/180 (my favorite for reportage)
Thanks Jules, great information. the 55mm. macro is one of my favorites, and not that expensive. look forward to your next video.
A great video thank you, you have a lovely collection of lenses. I'm slowly building a collection too, most to be used but a few early ones just for the collection. Can I ask you a question please, what do you clean your lenses with, they look so crisp and shiny. Thanks, Robert.
My 3 favorite Nikon Vintage Lens are ais 50/1.8 (Cheap & good quality), ais 35/1.4 (Not cheap but suprised image) & ais 28/2.8 (Min. distortion, macro and good quality) :)
Great choices. I always wanted the 35 1.4, couldn’t afford it back in the day, got the 35mm 2.0 instead. Thanks for watching.
An excellent video sir 👍🏻🥰
Thank you.
I love your 3-lens videos. Could you also give a review of Tokina, Kiron whatever AI lenses, too? And one more specialty lens the 35mm PC Nikkor. Keep up the good work.
Great video. Thank you
Thank you Richard.
As usual, excellent video review. These lenses can pop up for sale a lot of places. I would like your opinion of the 80-200 with the rectangle rear lens baffle. Thanks
I never owned that lens, but I did use it on several occasions in the early 80’s. Very sharp but I’m not a big fan of push pull zooms.
Nice! Let them lie on their side (block them from rolling, or fix your level 😉), it is better to see the lenses shown flat. Question: what is the Nikon extension tube used to get a 1:1 image with the 55mm Micro lens?
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@@julesvuottosphotofocus4696 thank you! 👍
Of course, to round out your collection you need an 85mm f1.8 and either a 28mm f2.0 or f 2.8.
I never was a big fan of 28mm lenses, but the 28mm 2.8 Ais is excellent. Thanks for watching.
I owned the K-version of the 28/3.5 you discussed. To be honest, I found the quality disappointing at that time (ca 1976)…. The successor was much better!
The 28 2.8 Ais is much better, but I just revisited the 28 3.5. That video will be published on 9/23/24. It worked out fine for me on my Z8. As long as you don't need to print big, I think it's a good choice for someone on a budget. Thanks for watching.
35mm f2 or f1.4? Which one would you get?
I never owned the 1.4, but I used the 2.0 for many years and always liked it. Unless you really need to shoot at 1.4, get the 2.0. you will save some money. Thanks for watching.
Its four here.. 24mm f2.8 , 35mm f2, 85mmf2 and 180 2.8..
@@carlosoruna7174 All excellent lenses. I never owned the 85 2.0, but I have used the other 3 extensively. Thanks for watching.
Are these lens radioactive?
Not to my knowledge.
Two lens kit - 35/105. Three lens kit - 28/50/135 or 200
@@vermontmike9800 What ever works for you. Back in the day I was never a fan of a 28, but recently changed my mind. The Nikkor 105 2.5 is one of my favorite all time lenses. But I’m also becoming a fan of the 135 focal length. Maybe next year it will be the 200. You never no, my opinions change. Thanks for watching.
When you say 9 inches for that 55 2.8, you didn't count depth of field. I'm betting you could get closer and still be sharp. Your video has just cost me ~$300 for that 55 2.8. Care to share?
You don't count depth of field when you talk about the close focus distance of a lens. Anyway at 9 inches there is very little DOF.
By the way how did my video cost you $300.00?
@@julesvuottosphotofocus4696 I just bought a 55 2.8 off of EBay. In mint condition. I'll thank you later!
Don't throw the lens. Place it.